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<p>Jim Cotter speaks with Timothy Rub. The Philadelphia Museum of Art's new director and CEO will take up his position in mid to late September. Susan Lewis visits the Delaware Art Museum, where a new show explores the art of Ellen B.T. Pyle, a popular cover artist for <i>The Saturday Evening Post</i> of the 1920s and '30s. Jason Peifer visits the Nemours Mansion and Gardens in Wilmington, Delaware. The 300-acre estate was home to the industrialist and philanthropist Alfred I. duPont and recently completed a $39 million restoration.</p> Thu, 30 Jul 2009 20:15:00 +0000Jim Cotter & Susan Lewis & Jason Peifer2185 at http://wrti.orgNew Director of PMA Timothy Rub--Illustrator Ellen B.T. Pyle-duPont's Nemours Mansion and GardensNemours Mansion--Napoleon Exhibition--German Violinist Isabelle Faust--Let's Pretend We're Marriedhttp://wrti.org/post/nemours-mansion-napoleon-exhibition-german-violinist-isabelle-faust-lets-pretend-were-married
<p>Jason Peifer visits the Nemours Mansion and Gardens in Wilmington, DE.? The 300-acre estate was home to the industrialist and philanthropist Alfred I. duPont and recently completed a $39 million restoration. As the National Constitution Center opens its new show on Napoleon, Susan Lewis explores the "French connection" between America and the Emperor of early 19th century France. David Patrick Stearns profiles Isabelle Faust. The German violinist performs the Brahms Violin concerto in concerts with The Philadelphia Orchestra this week. And we speak with Jennifer Childs and Tony Braithwaite. They created and star in the cabaret <i>Let's Pretend We're Married</i>, the latest from 1812 Productions.</p> Thu, 28 May 2009 19:30:00 +0000Susan Lewis, David Patrick Stearns & Jim Cotter & Jason Peifer 2141 at http://wrti.orgNemours Mansion--Napoleon Exhibition--German Violinist Isabelle Faust--Let's Pretend We're Married